Micah 2 · Verse 7

Micah 2:7

O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

Micah 2:7, King James Version

Micah 2:7 in other translations

BSB	Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
WEB	Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the LORD’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”
ASV	Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
YLT	Doth the house of Jacob say, ‘Hath the Spirit of Jehovah been shortened? Are these His doings?' Do not My words benefit the people that is walking uprightly?
DARBY	O thou that art named the house of Jacob, Is Jehovah impatient? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
BBE	Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?
Webster	O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

What does Micah 2:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. O thou ... named the house of Jacob--priding thyself on the name, though having naught of the spirit, of thy progenitor. Also, bearing the name which ought to remind thee of God's favors granted to thee because of His covenant with Jacob. is the Spirit of the Lord straitened?--Is His compassion contracted within narrower limits now than formerly, so that He should delight in your destruction (compare Psa 77:7-9; Is 59:1, 2)? are these his doings?--that is, Are such threatenings His delight? Ye dislike the prophets' threatenings (Mi 2:6): but who is to blame? Not God, for He delights in blessing, rather than threatening; but yourselves (Mi 2:8) who provoke His threatenings [Grotius]. Calvin translates, "Are your doings such as are prescribed by Him?" Ye boast of being God's peculiar people: Do ye then conform your lives to God's law? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly--Are not My words good to the upright? If your ways were upright, My words would not be threatening (compare Psa 18:26; Mt 11:19; Joh 7:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 Is the Spirit of the Lord straitened? - This is the complaint of the Israelites, and a part of the lamentation. Doth it not speak by other persons as well as by Micah? Doth it communicate to us such influences as it did formerly? Is it true that these evils are threatened by that Spirit? Are these his doings? To which Jehovah answers, "Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?" No upright man need fear any word spoken by me: my words to such yield instruction and comfort; never dismay. Were ye upright, ye would not complain of the words of my prophets. The last clause may be translated, "Walking with him that is upright." The upright man walks by the word; and the word walks with him who walks by it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 2:6-11

Since they say, "Prophesy not," God will take them at their word, and their sin shall be their punishment. Let the physician no longer attend the patient that will not be healed. Those are enemies, not only to God, but to their country, who silence good ministers, and stop the means of grace. What bonds will hold those who have no reverence for God's word? Sinners cannot expect to rest in a land they have polluted…

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Micah 2:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֶאָמ֣וּרhe.'a.Mur¿ [is it] saidH559

בֵּֽית\־beit-O house ofH1004

יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoJacobH3290

הֲקָצַר֙ha.ka.Tzar¿ is it shortH7114

ר֣וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אִם\־'im-or?H518

אֵ֖לֶּה'E.leh[are] theseH428

מַעֲלָלָ֑יוma.'a.la.Lavdeeds hisH4611

הֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808

דְבָרַ֨יde.va.Raiwords myH1697

יֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vudo they do goodH3190

עִ֖ם'imwithH5973

הַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.Sharthe upright [person]H3477

הוֹלֵֽךְ\׃ho.LekhwalkingH1980

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Micah 2:7

Psalms 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.
Psalms 15:2
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Zechariah 4:6
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Psalms 119:99-103
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. …
Psalms 19:7-11
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. …
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Isaiah 50:2
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Psalms 119:92-93
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

named.
3:9; Isa 48:1,2; 58:1; Jer 2:4; Mt 3:8; Joh 8:39; Ro 2:28,29; 9:6-13
2Ti 3:5
is.
Nu 11:23; Isa 50:2; 59:1,2; Zec 4:6; 2Co 6:12
straitened. or, shortened. do not.
Ps 19:7-11; 119:70,71,92,93,99-103; Jer 15:16; Ro 7:13
walketh.
Ps 15:2; 84:11; Pr 2:7; 10:9,29; 14:2; 28:18; Ho 14:9
uprightly. Heb. upright.

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Context

Micah 2:6
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
Micah 2:7
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
Micah 2:8
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

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Micah 2:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	La que te dices casa de Jacob, ¿hase acortado el espíritu de Jehová? ¿son éstas sus obras? ¿Mis palabras no hacen bien al que camina derechamente?
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Toi qui es appelée la maison de Jacob: l’ Éternel est-il impatient? Sont-ce là ses actes? Mes paroles ne font-elles pas du bien à celui qui marche avec droiture?
German Elberfelder 1871	Du, Haus Jakob genannt, ist Jehova ungeduldig? oder sind dies seine Taten? Sind meine Worte nicht gütig gegen den, der aufrichtig wandelt?
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dicit domus Jacob: Numquid abbreviatus est spiritus Domini, aut tales sunt cogitationes ejus? nonne verba mea bona sunt cum eo qui recte graditur?